But you must bow to the supreme leader

Once there, be sure to follow the rules – or face serious repercussions.

One tourist in 2016 managed to take uncensored photographs in the country and posted them to a popular social media site, along with staggering claims of the demands placed on “holidaymakers” who venture to Pyongyang – including that they are asked to bow to statues of the current “supreme leader” Kim Jong-un.

When asked if there are reprisals for visitors who refuse to lower their heads, he answered: “Yes. You will be asked again to bow. If you refuse again you will be locked in your hotel room for the entirety of the trip and be sent home knowing that you will never be able to go to DPRK [the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] again.”

The user, Bustead, also suggests that visitors who refuse to tow the line will “be forced to write a letter explaining your actions and apologising to ‘the people of DPRK’, and [will have to] give that to your guides. They may also get into trouble for your actions. If you fail to write that letter, or if you do anything more to incite DPRK, you may be arrested.”